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Camp Luwisomo

Tax-deductible

Wild Rose, WI501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 46-2598921

Camp LuWiSoMo is dedicated to providing faithgrowing opportunities for people of all ages in a Christcentered outdoor ministry setting

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 125 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $115K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $200K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$155K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$629K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$498K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$629K
FY2025▲ +15%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$406K
FY2022$456K
FY2023$695K
FY2024$545K
FY2025$629K
Expenses
$498K
FY2025▲ +6%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$340K
FY2022$394K
FY2023$455K
FY2024$468K
FY2025$498K
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2025▲ +6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2014.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $497K Fundraising 0% · $64

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Gary Janetzke
Director President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dan Freiburger
Director Sectreas
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Greg Fictum
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Craig Toerpe
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jon Traska
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Offers faithgrowing opportunities in a Christ-centered outdoor ministry setting.

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3 program services account for $497K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Christian Summer Camp (Youth & Families)

$243Kprogram expense
02

Christian Retreats & Outdoor Ministry (Families, Children, Youth, Adults, Congregations & Ministry Groups)

$150Kprogram expense
03

Christian Summer Camp (Youth & Adults With Developmental Disabilities)

$105Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Brakebush Family Foundation INCFY2024$200K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$200K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$629K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$294K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$265K
Other incomeLn 4–11$54K
Money outPt IX
$498K
Ln 25
Programscol B$497K
Fundraisingcol D$64
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$399K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$155K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$294K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$265K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$54K
Total revenueLn 12$629K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$100
SavingsLn 2$399K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$399K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$155K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6125
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$319K$399K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.2M$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$241K$155K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$148K$148K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$804$804
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$200$200
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$104$40$64
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$88K$88K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$96K$96K
InsuranceLn 23$25K$25K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$99K$99K
Total functional expensesLn 25$498K$497K$0$64

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $629K$498K$131K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $545K$468K$77K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $695K$455K$240K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $456K$394K$62K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $406K$340K$66K$1.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $628,971 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,900
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$291,869
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$293,769
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $265,491$265,491
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $16,014$16,014
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$17,854
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $35,843$35,843
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $317,348 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$628,971
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $497,515 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $148,287$148,287
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,080$10,080
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,286$13,286
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,566$11,566
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $804$804
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $200$200
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,492$1,492
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $40 · Fundraising $64$104
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,110$4,110
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $88,286$88,286
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $95,700$95,700
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $24,616$24,616
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $98,984$98,984
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $497,451 · Management $0 · Fundraising $64$497,515
Part X · Balance sheet $2,571,701 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $100$100
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $318,693$398,888
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $900$900
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,203,760$2,171,813
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,523,453$2,571,701
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $7,415$7,885
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $35,965$33,375
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $240,607$154,956
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,282,846$2,416,745
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,523,453$2,571,701
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,416,745 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$628,971
XI-2 Total expenses$497,515
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$131,456
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,282,846
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,416,745

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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